Wishing a wonderful birthday to a wonderful man, my father-in-law Heilig. Today Heilig turns 81.
Last year the family planned to travel to Egypt to celebrate his milestone birthday. Instead, "Arab Spring" interrupted our travel plans, and we met in Belgium, where we enjoyed a lovely week together.
Because of the change in travel plans, my sister-in-law was able to bring a fantastic birthday cake for the event. Don't worry, it was a fruit cake, so it held up well in the travel. A good fruit cake can even benefit by a few extra days before serving.
Here are pictures of his 80th birthday very special cake.
Last year the family planned to travel to Egypt to celebrate his milestone birthday. Instead, "Arab Spring" interrupted our travel plans, and we met in Belgium, where we enjoyed a lovely week together.
Because of the change in travel plans, my sister-in-law was able to bring a fantastic birthday cake for the event. Don't worry, it was a fruit cake, so it held up well in the travel. A good fruit cake can even benefit by a few extra days before serving.
Here are pictures of his 80th birthday very special cake.
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| The cake includes a dragon (symbol of Wales), a swan (for his favorite football team, The Swans), a radio, maps and books (some of his hobbies), little dolphins swimming in the bay, and sheep (after all, this is Wales!). The cake is lined surrounded by delicate flowers representing his many years as a professor of horticulture. |
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| The cake also includes a sign pointing to towns that have significance to periods in his life. |
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| Close-up of dragon, dolphins, books, radio and swan. |
Happy Birthday, Heilig!
How fascinating your family stories must be...so international!
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